Re: Islamically can you join a national army...
and you know ...Gen. Zia-ul-Haq became some controversial due to uniform and beaking democratic government but when he shaeed in plane accident...and when his funeral prayers called...15 lakh people from all over the world gathered in Islamabad to pay tribute to this man who after 600 years fought and conquered such a war never to be seen before.....in the human history ...15 lakh people never gathered ...neither on an individual ...nor on any leader funeral ..
first time in history....he was given the Honourary Degree of Doctratre from Jamia Al-Azhar ...for the first time in histort of 1000 years of this great university...first time....
His funeral prayers also held in Khana Kaaba after 1200 years ....before 1200 years...only one prayer was held at Khana Kabaq.....and the name of that person was Muhammad Idrees Shafai......of Makkah..... yes ...one of the greatest Faqeeh and leader of school of thought.....
after Shafai...1200 years of gap....Pakistan Army Chief funeral prayer held at Khana Kaba....and headed by Khamai-Harmanai Shareefain Shah Fahd(late)......
thousnads of people did umra for him...and other shaeeds of planes....millions of quran people recited and issal-e-sawab to him.....
sis...this is the same love and respect of the Sipa Salara-e-Azam of Muslim ummah which people gave him...
you forgot to mention the support of US for afghanistan to break soviat union.